Canada orders TikTok to shut down its operations in the country, citing unspecified “national security risks”. However, this does not mean that the app is banned in the country.
The Canadian government’s decision is said to be based on information gathered and reviewed by the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service. Shutting down TikTok follows a “multi-step national security review process” designed by the country’s intelligence agencies, according to the government.
– The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology Canada, inc, said the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Research and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, in a statement according to Engadget.
US lawmakers have also cited national security concerns and also the app’s links to China, and the US recently passed a law that could ban the app. However, the decision in Canada does not mean that the app will be banned in the country, only that the company’s operations in the country will be shut down.
TikTok says it will challenge the government’s decision and that jobs will be lost.
– Shutting down TikTok’s Canadian offices and destroying hundreds of well-paying local jobs is not in anyone’s best interest, and today’s shutdown order will do just that, says a spokesperson for the company. We will challenge this order in court.
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